Shocked in prices between standard and performance brake pads.

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My Celica needs some new front brake pads before the MOT so I have been looking at replacements, initially I was looking at upgrading the pads but then I saw the prices.

Front Brake Pad Standard Type £42.89

TRD High-Performance Brake Pad Front - Fast Road - Black £128.08

EBC Yellow Stuff Front Brake Pads £104.56

The standard brakes are well up to the job (4 pot at the front and 2 pot at the rear) so these prices surprise me.

Is this a recent thing as I am sure there wasn't this much discrepancy. :confused:

Edit found standrd ones for VAT inclusive. £ 38.62
 
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Is the standard an OEM part or blueprint?

You're always going to pay a premium for uprated pads - goes without saying.

I've found Yellow Stuffs for yours for £94.11 on MSW
 
Gaijin said:
Is the standard an OEM part or blueprint?

You're always going to pay a premium for uprated pads - goes without saying.

I've found Yellow Stuffs for yours for £94.11 on MSW
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Blueprint I guess as they are labeled OEM, I was expecting a premium for performance but 3-4x the cost, just took me back a little.
 
Go look at the price of some of the Pagid stuff for 4 pots, made me want to cry.

Red stuff come in at £80 for me, which i find acceptable, yellows are around £90 irrc.
 
Firestar_3x said:
Go look at the price of some of the Pagid stuff for 4 pots, made me want to cry.

Red stuff come in at £80 for me, which i find acceptable, yellows are around £90 irrc.
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Luckily the Pagid stuff isnt available for me.:D

Greenstuff are £78-22, getting more acceptable.
 
Firestar_3x said:
£169 for the Blues / £189 for the Blacks / £203 for the Yellows. :eek:
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Haha that is ridiculous, makes me feel slightly better.

Just cant justify spending 4 times as much on pads on a car that does 4k a year, the pads will probably outlast me. :D
 
The pads i'm looking at for mine are similarly priced to what Firestar quoted - just for the fronts.

If I ever finish rebuilding these bleeding calipers that is.
 
The Carbotech XP-8 pads I've got on my VR-4 cost me £100.

Now - I'll be looking at around £150 to replace them.

I'm not looking forward to that! However - the braking performance is now astonishing compared to the standard setup - and well worth it for the level of performance my car provides.
 
i wonder if those "OEM" parts are actually what toyota use or some gyppo brand

youd have to be mad to put gyppo branded parts on your car
 
cymatty said:
Blueprint I guess as they are labeled OEM, I was expecting a premium for performance but 3-4x the cost, just took me back a little.
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What's the price difference between, say Linglongs and top of the range Mitchelins/Goodyears? Or the difference between standard dampers and high end Bilstein ones? Performance parts are always a lot more expensive, this shouldn't be a surprise.

Whilst the standard pads are no doubt adequate for normal use, I bet they would fade pretty quickly if used hard, e.g. on a track.

cymatty said:
Just cant justify spending 4 times as much on pads on a car that does 4k a year, the pads will probably outlast me. :D
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I don't understand, surely that is a factor in their favour? If this is the last set you are going to buy then it's not a massive, ongoing expense. If you are going through two sets a year it might be different.
 
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Matt82 said:
i wonder if those "OEM" parts are actually what toyota use or some gyppo brand

youd have to be mad to put gyppo branded parts on your car
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They are sold on Fensport so I am sure that they will be Blueprint parts, I could always ask toyota how much the pads would be for a laugh. :D

Dogbreath said:
What's the price difference between, say Linglongs and top of the range Mitchelins/Goodyears?
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I only paid twice as much for Goodyear F1 Asymmetric over crappy budget stuff so I was expecting a similar difference.

Dogbreath said:
Whilst the standard pads are no doubt adequate for normal use, I bet they would fade pretty quickly if used hard, e.g. on a track.
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I agree, but as my car has never and will probably never see a race track then this doesn't matter

Dogbreath said:
I don't understand, surely that is a factor in their favour? If this is the last set you are going to buy then it's not a massive, ongoing expense. If you are going through two sets a year it might be different.
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I see your point and I am still debating which ones to get.:)
 
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euross..

Pagid Brake Pads (Front)
Part Number: 101820548

£39.89


QTY OF FIT 1 Description Brake Pads
Engine Code 3SGTE Model Code ST205
ECP Associate Coupe Body 239
 
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